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      Welcome to the Berkeley DB SQL interface. This manual describes how to
      configure and use the SQL interface to Berkeley DB 11<span class="emphasis"><em>g</em></span> Release 2.
      This manual also describes common administrative
      tasks, such as backup and restore, database dump and load, and data
      migration when using the BDB SQL interface.
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     This manual is intended for anyone who wants to use the BDB SQL interface.
     Because usage of the BDB SQL interface is very nearly identical to SQLite,
     prior knowledge of SQLite is assumed by this manual. No prior
     knowledge of Berkeley DB is necessary, but it is helpful.
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      To learn about SQLite, see the 
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typedef struct stock_dbs {
    DB *inventory_dbp; /* Database containing inventory information */
    DB *vendor_dbp;    /* Database containing vendor information */

    char *db_home_dir;       /* Directory containing the database files */
    char *inventory_db_name; /* Name of the inventory database */
    char *vendor_db_name;    /* Name of the vendor database */
} STOCK_DBS; </pre>
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